KATHMANDU — In March 2021, dozens of elephants marched through the grasslands and sal (Shorea robusta) forests of Chitwan National Park, their riders armed with GPS devices and notebooks, searching for one of Asia’s most iconic megafauna: the greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). The labor-intensive census mobilized more than 300 people and spanned three protected … Continue reading US funding shortfall halts Nepal’s rhino census, sparks debate over methods